Research Methods AS Revision

Which of these methods is not a primary method?

• Official Statistics

• Interviews

• Questionnaires

• Experiments

Which of these methods is not a secondary research method?

• Official Statistics

• Diary

• Participant Observation

• Ofsted Inspection Report

Which of these methods is the best for gaining quantitative data?

• Non-Participant Observation

• Unstructured Interviews

• Closed Questionnaires

• Diary

Which of these issues is a practical issue in research?

• Consent

• Reliability

• Harm

• Access

Which of these issues is a theoretical issue in research?

• Confidentiality

• Time

• Validity

• Personal Skills of Researcher

Something that really gets to the truth is linked to the sociological term:

• Representativeness

• Validity

• Reliability

• Confidentiality

The Hawthorne Effect has the biggest impact on:

• Access

• Representativeness

• Reliability

• Validity

The type of sample where you select every 10th person on a list is a:

• Random Sample

• Systematic Sample

• Snowball Sample

• Cluster Sample

The three types of interviews that are used in sociological research are:

• Positivist, Interpretivist and Functionalist

• Long, Short and in-the-middle

• Quiet, Loud and Moderate

• Structured, Unstructured and Semi-Structured

The type of interview that is said to be the most reliable is a:

• Semi-Structured Interview

• Unstructured Interview

• Formal Interview

• Structured Interview